Audi’s foray into SUVs started with that Bollywood favourite, the seven-seat Q7. Then came the Q5, which offered much of what we loved in the big Q7, but in a five-seat package. The company’s latest offering, the Q3, is its smallest SUV yet, so can we expect more of the same? We have been driving it in Goa and here are our first impressions of the baby SUV.
Audi is taking a different route, at least at launch, from the one BMW took with its X1. While the Bimmer is equipped and specified to offer the best price possible, the Q3 aims to deliver the full Audi experience. As a result, the Indian-spec model is fully-loaded with kit and looks and feels as good as any of its bigger siblings on the inside. It also gets Audi’s Quattro four-wheel-drive system as standard, while the BMW is rear-wheel drive only.
Fact File
Engine
| Fuel | Diesel |
| Power | 174bhp/4200rpm |
| Torque | 38.74kgm 1750-2500rpm |
Transmission
| Gearbox | 7speed S tronic DCT |
Dimensions
| Length | 4385mm |
| Width | 1831mm |
| Height | 1602mm |
Suspension
| Front | McPherson struts with aluminum lower wishbones |
| Rear | Four-link rear suspension with separate spring/shock absorber arrangement |
Brakes
| Front | Dual circuit brake system (Ventilated) |
| Rear | solid discs |
